ENGLAND is to return to Plan A Covid measures next week, the Prime Minister has announced.
This includes a scrapping of mandatory face mask rules, which were brought back with Plan B rules last month to tackle the Omicron spread.
As well as this, Mr Johnson said the legal requirement on people with coronavirus to self-isolate will be allowed to lapse when the regulations expire on March 24, and that date could be brought forward.
Speaking during PMQs, he said: "We resisted calls from others to shut down our country all over again.
"This government took a different path. We supported businesses that faced a reduce demand.
"The data is showing that time and again this Government got the tough decisions right.
"Cases are falling in England. Our scientists think it is likely the Omicron wave has now peaked nationally.
"Hospital admissions which were doubling every nine days have now stabilised, with admissions in places falling.
"This morning, the Cabinet decided that we can return to Plan A in England.
"As a result, mandatory certification will end. Organisations can choose to use in voluntarily, but it will not be compulsory.
"We are no longer asking people to work from home.
"The Cabinet concluded that once regulations lapse, the Government will no longer mandate the wearing of face maks anywhere.
"From tomorrow, we will no longer require face masks in classrooms."
What are current Plan B restrictions?
England’s Plan B measures – which include guidance to work from home, the use of the Covid pass and mandatory mask wearing in shops and on public transport – are set to expire on January 26.
The Plan B measures were introduced to combat the wave of cases driven by the Omicron variant, with the aim of buying time to offer more booster jabs.
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